In 1992, Bill Clinton used the
phrase "it's the economy, stupid" to win the White House amid a recession. Sixteen years later, his wife Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are fighting for the Democratic presidential
nomination by promising relief from more hard times.

No no no no no. I'm going to kill myself if I ever read this again.

"It's the economy, stupid" was not a Clinton campaign slogan. The phrase was one of James Carville's tenets for keeping the campaign on message, as seen in the documentary The War Room. Pinned to the wall was:

Change vs. more of the sameIt's the economy, stupidDon't forget healthcare

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Here's how Carville would write those for the Hillary '08 campaign:

More of the same vs. more of the other sameIt's my turn, assholesPlease forget Hillarycare